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CO₂ price impact on Dell's supply chain : a framework for carbon footprint economic analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The principal scope of this project is to design, analyze and report a case study of how to effectively account for the highly likely scenario of a CO2 price policy (cap-and-trade or tax) with regard to Dell's product and ...
Reducing government proposal procurement process complexity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
US Aerospace Defense Vehicle Manufacturer (UADVM) sells Assembled Complex Equipment to the US Government through multi-year contracts. According to the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA), such government defense contracts ...
Understanding supply chain trade-offs through models and scenario planning with a focus on postponement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The two objectives of this project were to develop an understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the supply chain of a family of currently marketed products manufactured overseas and distributed/sold worldwide ...
Value creation through intellectual property acquisition
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
After Sanofi acquired intellectual property (IP) from bankrupt Pelikan Technologies it desired to leverage the IP to identify a product concept to enhance the company's portfolio. To facilitate the project, a structured ...
787 mid-body job precedence networks for improving production rate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In a complex manufacturing environment, generating schedules, identifying deviations, and recovering from delays have a significant impact on total operational performance. At Boeing's 787 plant, a precedence network was ...
Design and optimization of global distribution supply chain at McCain Foods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Network design has been successfully used by numerous organizations to achieve supply chain excellence through cost effectiveness and superior utilization of resources. This thesis addresses how network optimization methods ...
Issue resolution at a large aerospace manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
UTC Aerospace Systems has a wide variety of problem solving tools driven by their Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) program. One tool that is frequently used to resolve and capture customer escapes is the 8D methodology. ...
The Johnson and Johnson journey deploying SmartOps for multi-echelon inventory optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Multi-echelon inventory technology enables firms to significantly reduce inventory costs. It gives managers the ability to make tradeoffs based on information from the entire supply chain, which results in a more powerful ...
Uncovering opportunities for cost containment and operational improvements via shared practices between device manufacturer and hospital
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Background: Medical device manufacturers (suppliers) and hospitals (providers) face financial and operational stressors exacerbated by recent healthcare reform. Providers now face the prospect of decreased reimbursements ...
Process management applications in biopharmaceutical drug production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Genzyme's manufacturing and supply chain organization is responsible for the production and delivery of medically necessary medicines for patients with rare diseases around the world. Because of the nature of the products ...